Prototype equipment under development within the WiseEST platform.
Inauguration of WISE Research Technology Platform WiseEST@LTU
A new research technology platform will be inaugurated on 26 May at Luleå University of Technology.
WiseEST brings together researchers from Luleå University of Technology and Uppsala University to advance work in tribology. The programme includes presentations, discussions and an outlook on future research in the field.
Date: 2026-05-26
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Venue: Luleå University of Technology, room E231
Program
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee
10:30 – 10:45 Introduction to WiseEST (Prof. Roland Larsson and Prof. Jens Hardell, LTU)
10:45 – 10:55 Formal inauguration (Prof. Bo Liedberg, WISE)
10:55 – 11:15 Research at Luleå University of Technology (Prof. Karl Andersson, Dean Faculty of Science and Technology)
11:15 – 11:45 WiseEST@Uppsala University (Dr. Robin Elo, Uppsala University)
11:45 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:45 Round table discussion: The future of experimental tribology
Panel: Malin Mårtensson, Carsten Gachot, Bo Liedberg, Jens Hardell
Moderator: Prof. Roland Larsson
13:45 – 14:00 Importance of tribology from a Sandvik Rock Tools perspective (Dr. Malin Mårtensson, R&D Expert Sandvik Rock Tools)
14:00 – 14:15 Parasitic stray currents in EV-motor bearings (Assoc. Prof. Marcus Björling, LTU)
14:15 – 14:45 Coffee
14:45 – 15:00 Why Experiments Still Matter: Tribology Research for the Sustainable Technologies of Tomorrow (Prof. Carsten Gaschot, TU Wien)
15:00 – 15:15 Research Infrastructure within WISE ACT@LUMIA (Assoc. Prof. Glenn Bark, LTU)
15:15 – 15:30 Wrap-up and end of program
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